Steffen pulls out of short course season
German swimmer Britta Steffen has pulled out of the short-course season, saying she was not ready to compete.
Posted:
Nov 3, 9:00a ET | Updated:
Nov 3, 11:00a ET
FRANKFURT (AP) -- German swimmer Britta Steffen has pulled out of the short-course season, saying she was not ready to compete.
The two-time Olympic and world champion was scheduled to swim at a World Cup meet in Berlin on Nov. 14-15 and the European Championships in Istanbul in December.
Steffen says her preparations have not been up to her personal "high standards."
Steffen defeated American Dara Torres by one-hundredth of a second in the 50-meter freestyle at the Beijing Olympics.
- Nov. 20-22: FIBT World Cup from Lake Placid
- Nov. 21-22: FINA/ARENA World Cup from Singapore
- Nov. 22: Ironman Arizona
- Nov. 27: FINA Synchronized Swimming World Trophy
- Nov. 28-29: FIS World Cup - Women's GS from Aspen
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